Manipur - Wikipedia
WEBManipur acts as India's "Gateway to the East" through Moreh and Tamu towns, the land route for trade between India and Burma and other countries in Southeast Asia, East Asia, Siberia, the Arctic, Micronesia and Polynesia. Manipur has the highest number of handicraft units and the highest number of craftspersons in the northeastern region of India.
Manipur violence: What is happening and why - BBC
WEBJul 20, 2023 · Ethnic violence has plunged the small Indian state of Manipur into what many have dubbed a state of civil war as the two largest groups, the majority Meitei and minority Kuki, battle over land...
Manipur | History, Government, Map, Capital, & Facts
WEB1 day ago · Manipur, state of India, located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Assam to the west, and Mizoram to the southwest and by Myanmar (Burma) to the south and east.
India's Manipur on high alert over alleged influx of 900 militants …
WEB22 hours ago · India's northeastern state of Manipur has been placed on high alert after intelligence reports of a potential influx of 900 suspected Kuki militants from Myanmar, a senior security official said ...
Manipur, India’s Blood-Soaked War Zone - The New York Times
WEBJun 9, 2023 · People burned out of their homes by the hundreds. Villages, even refugee camps, raked with gunfire. Men, women and children beaten and set ablaze by angry mobs. India, the world’s most populous...
Why has a state in India’s northeast exploded in ethnic unrest?
WEBMay 8, 2023 · CNN — Violence has gripped the northeast Indian state of Manipur, as unrest between ethnic groups saw buildings set ablaze and charred vehicles strewn across roads, leaving at least 58 dead...
Torture, rape, killings in Manipur: An Indian state's brutal conflict - BBC
WEBSep 19, 2023 · Getty Images. Paddy fields south of the city of Imphal are deserted following the outbreak of violence. A sense of fear is all pervasive in Manipur since shocking violence between their community...
Manipur summary | Britannica
WEBManipur , State (pop., 2008 est.: 2,627,000), northeastern India. Occupying an area of 8,621 sq mi (22,327 sq km), it is bordered by Myanmar (Burma) and the states of Nagaland, Assam, and Mizoram. The capital is Imphal.
Manipur: Fears grow over Indian state on brink of civil war - BBC
WEBJun 21, 2023 · Last week, a retired lieutenant general in India's army bemoaned the volatile situation in his native Manipur, a violence-wracked state in the north-east of the country.
Manipur | Incredible India
WEBThe largest freshwater lake in northeast India resembling a miniature inland sea and famed for unique floating swamps, known as Phumdis, and the world’s only floating National park, the KeibulLamjao.
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